necktie

«necktie» in Mova's school dictionary: A long narrow piece of cloth worn around the neck under a… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

part of speech

noun (a necktie, neckties)

meaning for a pupil

A long narrow piece of cloth worn around the neck under a shirt collar and tied in a knot at the front; a tie. tree →

sense in the lessons

Mostly a North American and older word; in the UK and Australia people usually say «tie». School uniforms often include a tie. Phrases: tie a necktie, a striped necktie.

examples

• Dad wore a red necktie to the wedding. tree →
• My school uniform has a blue necktie. tree →
• Grandpa taught me to tie a necktie. tree →
• He loosened his necktie after work. tree →
• The shop sells neckties with funny patterns. tree →
• The detective wore a crumpled necktie. tree →

note

Countable: neckties. Usual everyday word: «tie». A bow tie is a different kind. One word: necktie.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «necktie» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.